How to do a Stiff-Legged Barbell Good Morning
Reviewed by Jim Parker, CPT, B.A. Kinesiology
About Stiff-Legged Barbell Good Morning
Barbells
Squat Rack
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Instructions for Proper Form
Stiff-Legged Barbell Good Morning is a variation on the more standard Good Morning. Like other variations this exercise primarily targets muscles in the rear chain (backside of the body), but especially the hamstrings, and lower back. The use of a barbell can help to add more resistance to the exercise, as well as help force you to keep your back straight and chest up. Keeping your legs straight will likely limit your range of motion, but can help further recruit your hamstrings.
- Set the barbell just below shoulder height and grab ahold the barbell outside shoulder-width.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together and brace your core.
- Quarter squat underneath the barbell to place it on the base of your neck before lifting and stepping back and planting your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Keeping your heels planted firmly on the ground, descend the barbell by hinging your hips backward allowing your knees to only slightly flex and remain stationary.
- Keep your spine straight and once you have angled your torso to 45 degrees from the floor, extend to return to the starting position.
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